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Category: Corruption
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The Deck is Coming
Here’s a message I received from TxDOT contractors via the Sunset Heights Neighborhood Association: As an interested party in the
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Are They Still Going to Fix Tickets?
I guess you heard that we’ve got a new District Attorney. She takes office in January. She’s already made plans
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Recount
I try to stay away from national politics on El Chuqueño, because I don’t want to alienate potential readers. Lots
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We Should Fire Them All
I’m angry. From KFOX14.com: Five buildings throughout El Paso are being refurbished to assist the county combat COVID-19. . .
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“Will You Support a Taxpayer Funded Soccer Stadium?”
That’s the question we should be asking candidates this election cycle. In the next four years, City Council will probably
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Retrovision: The Effects of Corruption
This post originally appeared on 28 March 2019. Back in 2009, Woody Hunt talked about the effects of corruption in
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The Oligarchs are Trying to Steal This Election
First it was that dark money campaign to “Support Our Leaders”. Now it’s this email from Woody Hunt. From: Woody Hunt
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The Power of the Mayor
The truth is, there isn’t a lot the Mayor of El Paso can do. He doesn’t get a vote on
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The Death of Democracy in El Paso
Did you have a voice in the political process when City Council announced on a Thursday that they were going
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“Card Tricks: How El Paso’s 2012 ‘Quality of Life’ Bond Election Got Riddled With Flimflam”
Here’s a piece on Medium.com written by veteran reporter Debbie Nathan, chronicling the run-up to the election. . . .
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The Lies They Tell Us
Tomorrow the El Paso City Council will vote on a measure to indefinitely postpone the proposed arena in Duranguito. Let’s
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The Great Ongoing Land Swindle
Way back on 30 July 2014, in a post titled Can El Paso Go Bankrupt?, I wrote: I mean, we’re
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Campaign Finance Shenanigans
Those nice guys at The Forma Group lent almost $7,000 to their client Debbie Torres for her District 6 runoff
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Who Rules El Paso?
I’ll give you a hint. Follow the money. There’s a new book out titled Who Rules El Paso? Give the
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“Good Cause”
On December 5, I requested the employment contracts for City Manager Tommy Gonzalez from the City of El Paso via
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Nothing to See Here
Did you hear about this in the media? This version is from the El Paso Times: The El Paso City
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Does Tommy G Know El Paso?
Do you reckon City Manager Tommy Gonzalez has ever been to the east side? Has he ever had a beer
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A Rose By Any Other Name
Here’s a story from KVIA: El Paso City Council members have approved spending more than a million dollars to renovate
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Breaking News: The Ethics Commission Meets
Today at 1:30, the City Ethics Commission will meet in City Council Chambers to discuss the Ethics Complaint filed against